Stain and varnishing a wood door

welcome to another renew/ redo project. This is a project of stain/ varnish a new wood front door.This door is done to my liking to fit my decor , you can always adjust color, coverage of stain to your liking. I will give you my advice on how to do the project.

lightly sand any marks from hanging the door/ or scuff marks from the place of purchase

clean door with the alcohol

This step I feel is one most important step that most people never do…. This is to apply a pre stain conditioner, reason for this is to make sure the wood does not come out blotchy,and takes stain more evenly.

After you apply pre stain after few minutes( check can for time), you can now apply your stain .( if possible use scrap piece wood to see how long you want stain to penetrate, longer for more darker the color. After you decide how long apply stain let set for your time then wipe off all excess with a clean rag/ cloth ..

as you will see in my door I chose a teal color, I did not want the door to be solid looking. I prefer as much as wood showing thru. This color and stain finish fits with my decor.. You can always adjust amount you want .

Ir you feel in did not come out as dark as you wanted you can apply second coat of stain.

after stain dries for at least an hour( check can for time). I like to wait about 2 hours..

Now another step most people do not do is after the staining is to apply a sanding sealer( this protects stain for light sanding. And gives more even surface for your varnish).. Let sanding sealer dry

your next step is to lightly sand your door to remove raised grain from staining ..

after sanding gather your poly / varnish product you chose.. I chose a sikkens oil satin varnish , great product, great u/v protection , and is good for beginner because of its thicker base you get less runs.this product does take longer to dry..

next I recommend two coats of varnish, before doing second coat lightly sand the door and apply a second coat

please any questions about this project or staining , ask in comments below

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Hello I’m James Boyer Currently in Florida..On my blog and my website will be about everyday life activities.To include work projects as in design and painting and creativity,Adventures and journeys ,I’ll give you advice on projects I do when you need them so feel free to ask,,oldmanboyer 69. @aol.com,, or Instagram
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